by Elsa Blomster | Feb 20, 2019 | Heelwork |
Some dogs get very excited as soon as something happens – they walk nicely when you turn away from the distractions but get excited again as soon as you turn back. Then it is even more important not to let the dog work out of that anticipation but to turn...
by Elsa Blomster | Feb 19, 2019 | Heelwork |
Besides being able to walk for a long time at my side when I walk straight ahead, the dog needs to be able to follow along when I turn in different directions, when I stop and when I take a step backwards. Here it is great to bring in the obedience heelwork and work...
by Elsa Blomster | Feb 18, 2019 | Heelwork |
“My dog can walk to heel for a long time as long as there are no distractions nearby” is something I hear often. And that’s right – when we train at home or walk longer distances, it usually doesn’t happen much, so the dog just tags...
by Elsa Blomster | Feb 17, 2019 | Heelwork |
“Dull heelwork” means that the dog just tags along by my side. The dog will not be able to heel by anticipation a whole hunting day, so I want to create a feeling of calm in the heelwork as early as possible, especially with eager dogs. In this way, I also...
by Elsa Blomster | Feb 16, 2019 | Heelwork |
When the dog can find it’s position by my side when I walk it is also good if it can come to my side when I stand still. Something I often see both on courses and trials is that precisely that part is quite ceremonious. In many cases, the dog cannot get into...
by Elsa Blomster | Feb 15, 2019 | Heelwork |
Heelwork is something that many people with me work a lot on and sometimes struggle with. “How hard can it be to just walk there?” We think. “Very difficult and terribly boring – all the fun happens in front of me” the dog probably...
by Elsa Blomster | Feb 14, 2019 | Heelwork |
Since the heelwork consists of many parts and should work in many environments, I believe more than one way is needed to train it. I think it is perfect to combine the gun dog training with the detail focus from the obedience training. I divide the training into three...
by Elsa Blomster | Feb 13, 2019 | Heelwork |
I start to train heelwork as soon as I get the puppy home and continue practicing practically every day of the dog’s life. What I do first is to reward the dog for voluntarily seeking out my left side and then I gradually increase the time it should walk there....
by Elsa Blomster | Feb 12, 2019 | Heelwork |
Something Lena and I usually distinguish ourselves with is that we want to practice what is most important right now to achieve the result we want. It applies to our courses, with our private students and not least in our own training. We even have a number of...
by Elsa Blomster | Feb 11, 2019 | Heelwork |
Heelwork is something that a lot of people struggle with. It requires a lot of training and focus to become good. Therefore, I’m going to have a heelwork challenge in the coming weeks (until the end of February)! I will post a heelwork advice every day –...
